Are there any cheap ways to make a steady cam? Does anyone have plans for how to make one?
?url? http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/?johnny/steadycam/?/url?
?url? http://www.steadytracker.com?/url?
?url? http://www.magiqcam.com?/url?
?url? http://www.wedlake.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/steady_cam.htm?/url?
?url? http://www.spaceorbit.net/peter/projects/steadicam/index.html?/url?
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In that first link, how does the steady cam work? It doesn't look like there's much to it. I've never used a steady cam. Someone please help.
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Originally posted by airwalk331
In that first link, how does the steady cam work? It doesn't look like there's much to it. I've never used a steady cam. Someone please help.
The side handle is used to stabilize side-to-side rocking. The vertical shaking is pretty much dampened by the weight. You may hold it however you'd like. The way I like holding it is shown in the picture. How you use it is 80% of the smoothness. This even is true for the professional stuff with all the fancy shocks and hydraulics. Don't expect this thing to perform miracles, you have to practice using your arms and body to create a smooth motion. Watch your hands while you walk, and see how level you can keep them relative to the ground. Watching the shadow of your hands on a sunny say is an easy way to isolate thier movement. Keep your legs bent and learn how to "glide". I talked with someone who has used professional steady-cams and they said this was, "really, just as good." Getting good results is not so much about the equipment, but how you use it. That's really true about everything.
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The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress.
Joseph Joubert, essayist (1754-1824)
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The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress.
Joseph Joubert, essayist (1754-1824)
i'd rather just buy instead of make... i'm thinking of getting a glidecam off of ebay, but the 'steadytracker' website is making some good claims. anyone use either of these models?
www.maketradefair.com
www.thehungersite.com
www.oxfam.ca
www.maketradefair.com
www.thehungersite.com
www.oxfam.ca
